Netherlands Netherlands Naval Aviation

Aircraft Types

Consolidated Catalina* Retired *
Fifty PBY-5/5A ordered from Consolidated 11 October 1940, serialled Y-38 to Y-87.
Y-38 to Y-73 36 aircraft of PBY-5 version delivered 3 September 1941-16 January 1942.
Y-74 to Y-85 12 aircraft PBY-5A amphibian version delivered 2 September 1942-20 November 1942.
Y-86 & Y-87 2 aircraft PBY-5 version delivered 17 May 1943.
Survivors serial prefix changed to P in July 1946, and to 16 in 1947. Last example wfu 14 February 1952. All used by 321 sqn in Ceylon for ASW/maritime patrol/transport.
Y-3 taken over from US Navy, 2 March - 7 March 1942.
Y-88 to Y-93 six aircraft, Boeing (Canada) P2B-1 Catalina IVB, loaned from RAF 9 July 1944 - 1 August 1944, returned to RAF 4 February 1945 and replaced by 6 identical models in November 1946, with the same serials. Later reserialled 16-88 to 16-93. Aircraft scuttled 25 July 1950.
16-200 to 16-206 two PBY-5 Catalina I and five Catalina IVA purchased from RCAF 19 June 1946 and delivered 17 September 1946-26 December 46, last withdrawn 14 February 1952. 16-207 to 16-210 four PB2B-2 Catalina VI from RAAF 1947. Last withdrawn 17 October 1949. 16-211 to 16-216 six PBY-5A, from US Navy overhauled by Aviolanda and re-delivered 9 February 1951 - 25 July 1951. Withdrawn 14 August 1956 - 13 May 1957.
16-217 to 219 renumbering of 3 survivors from original PBY-5A batch April 1953. last withdrawn 12 August 1957.
16-220 to 225 six PBY-5A ex-RAAF, delivered 2 February 1954 - 8 December 1954, wfu & scrapped 12 August 1956 - 1 July 1957.

Serial

c/no.

Prev. Identity

Delivered

Fate/Notes

Y-3

P-3

2 Mar 1942

PBY-4, abandoned by US Navy as unserviceable at Tjilatjap, repaired by MLD and flown to Australia, returned to USN 7 Mar 1942